Bulldogs Halt Moose with 3-1 Victory

Published on November 2, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release


Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 3-1 on Tuesday night at Copps Coliseum. Max Pacioretty recorded a goal and an assist while Curtis Sanford made his season debut posting 19 saves on 20 shots for the win.

The Bulldogs opened the game's scoring at 17:43 of the first frame with a power-play marker. Aaron Palushaj received the puck from Frederic St. Denis before centering a pass to Max Pacioretty. Pacioretty snapped a shot past Manitoba starting goaltender Eddie Lack.

The Moose tied the game 1-1 at 7:21 of the second stanza. Sergei Shirokov carried the puck into the right corner of the 'Dogs zone before dishing a pass to Cody Hodgson, who one-timed a shot past Hamilton starting goaltender Curtis Sanford.

Mathieu Carle regained the lead for the 'Dogs when he scored at 1:10 of the final frame. The puck rolled off the stick of David Desharnais and over to Mathieu Carle, who blasted a shot from the point. The puck sailed over the glove of Lack and into the top of the net. Palushaj added an empty net goal at 19:58 to seal the win for Hamilton.

The 'Dogs host the Moose for their second game of a two-game back-to-back series tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at Copps Coliseum. All regular season Hamilton Bulldogs broadcasts on AM 820 CHAM will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. All pre-game shows during 'Dogs home games will be broadcast live from the main concourse at Copps Coliseum.

Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the November 5th and February 25th games at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information on 'Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 ext. 179 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.



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